It Was A Dark And Stormy Night

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Bootlegger

Djinn

Bootlegger rules

Storm Catcher is a Townsfolk. Their ability is amended to: "Once per game, you may publicly claim Storm Catcher and name a character. If in play, they can only die by execution, but evil players learn which player it is tonight."

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Characters

Townsfolk

Chef
You start knowing how many pairs of evil players there are.
Grandmother
You start knowing a good player & their character. If the Demon kills them, you die too.
Bounty Hunter
You start knowing 1 evil player. If the player you know dies, you learn another evil player tonight. [1 Townsfolk is evil]
Balloonist
Each night, you learn 1 player of each character type, until there are no more types to learn. [+1 Outsider]
Village Idiot
Each night, choose a player: you learn their alignment. [+0 to +2 Village Idiots. 1 of the extras is drunk]
Town Crier
Each night*, you learn if a Minion nominated today.
Undertaker
Each night*, you learn which character died by execution today.
Savant
Each day, you may visit the Storyteller to learn 2 things in private: 1 is true & 1 is false.
Philosopher
Once per game, at night, choose a good character: gain that ability. If this character is in play, they are drunk.
Ravenkeeper
If you die at night, you are woken to choose a player: you learn their character.
Fool
The first time you die, you don't.
Poppy Grower
Minions & Demons do not know each other. If you die, they learn who each other are that night.

Outsider

Drunk
You do not know you are the Drunk. You think you are a Townsfolk character, but you are not.
Recluse
You might register as evil & as a Minion or Demon, even if dead.
Golem
You may only nominate once per game. When you do, if the nominee is not the Demon, they die.
Barber
If you died today or tonight, the Demon may choose 2 players (not another Demon) to swap characters.
Mutant
If you are "mad" about being an Outsider, you might be executed.

Minion

Devil's Advocate
Each night, choose a living player (different to last night): if executed tomorrow, they don't die.
Harpy
Each night, choose 2 players: tomorrow, the 1st player is mad that the 2nd is evil, or one or both might die.
Xaan
On night X, all Townsfolk are poisoned until dusk. [X Outsiders]
Vizier
All players know you are the Vizier. You cannot die during the day. If good voted, you may choose to execute immediately.

Demon

Pukka
Each night, choose a player: they are poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies then becomes healthy.
Imp
Each night*, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp.
Fang Gu
Each night*, choose a player: they die. The 1st Outsider this kills becomes an evil Fang Gu & you die instead. [+1 Outsider]
Al-Hadikhia
Each night*, choose 3 players (all players learn who): each silently chooses to live or die, but if all live, all die.

Fabled & Loric

Bootlegger
This script has homebrew characters or rules.
Djinn
Use the Djinn's special rule. All players know what it is.

Night order

First night

1
D
Dusk
Start the Night Phase.
2
M
Minion Info
If there are 7 or more players, wake all Minions: Show the THIS IS THE DEMON token. Point to the Demon. Show THESE ARE YOUR MINIONS token. Point to the other Minions.
3
D
Demon Info
If there are 7 or more players, wake the Demon. Show the Demon token. Show all Minions. Show the THESE CHARACTERS ARE NOT IN PLAY token. Show 3 not-in-play good character tokens.
4
Philosopher
The Philosopher either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a good character on their sheet. If they chose a character: Swap the out-of-play character token with the Philosopher token and add the 'Is the Philosopher' reminder. If the character is in play, place the drunk marker by that player.
5
Poppy Grower
Do not inform the Demon/Minions who each other are
6
Devil's Advocate
The Devil’s Advocate points to a living player. That player survives execution tomorrow.
7
Pukka
The Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned.
8
Chef
Show the finger signal (0, 1, 2, …) for the number of pairs of neighbouring evil players.
9
Grandmother
Show the marked character token. Point to the marked player.
10
Balloonist
Choose a character type. Point to a player whose character is of that type. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.
11
Bounty Hunter
Point to 1 evil player. Wake the townsfolk who is evil and show them the 'You are' card and the thumbs down evil sign.
12
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Other nights

1
D
Dusk
Start the Night Phase.
2
Philosopher
If the Philosopher has not used their ability: the Philosopher either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to a good character on their sheet. If they chose a character: Swap the out-of-play character token with the Philosopher token and add the 'Is the Philosopher' reminder. If the character is in play, place the drunk marker by that player.
3
Poppy Grower
If the Poppy Grower has died, show the Minions/Demon who each other are.
4
Devil's Advocate
The Devil’s Advocate points to a living player, different from the previous night. That player survives execution tomorrow.
5
Imp
The Imp points to a player. That player dies. If the Imp chose themselves: Replace the character of 1 alive minion with a spare Imp token. Show the 'You are' card, then the Imp token.
6
Pukka
The Pukka points to a player. That player is poisoned. The previously poisoned player dies.
7
Fang Gu
The Fang Gu points to a player. That player dies. Or, if that player was an Outsider and there are no other Fang Gu in play: The Fang Gu dies instead of the chosen player. The chosen player is now an evil Fang Gu. Wake the new Fang Gu. Show the 'You are' card, then the Fang Gu token. Show the 'You are' card, then the thumb-down 'evil' hand sign.
8
Al-Hadikhia
The Al-Hadikhia chooses 3 players. Announce the first player, wake them to nod yes to live or shake head no to die, kill or resurrect accordingly, then put to sleep and announce the next player. If all 3 are alive after this, all 3 die.
9
Barber
If the Barber died today: Wake the Demon. Show the 'This character selected you' card, then Barber token. The Demon either shows a 'no' head signal, or points to 2 players. If they chose players: Swap the character tokens. Wake each player. Show 'You are', then their new character token.
10
Grandmother
If the Grandmother’s grandchild was killed by the Demon tonight: The Grandmother dies.
11
Ravenkeeper
If the Ravenkeeper died tonight: The Ravenkeeper points to a player. Show that player’s character token.
12
Undertaker
If a player was executed today: Show that player’s character token.
13
Town Crier
Nod 'yes' or shake head 'no' for whether a Minion nominated today. Place the 'Minion not nominated' marker (remove 'Minion nominated', if any).
14
Balloonist
Choose a character type that does not yet have a Seen reminder next to a character of that type. Point to a player whose character is of that type, if there are any. Place the Balloonist's Seen reminder next to that character.
15
Bounty Hunter
If the known evil player has died, point to another evil player.
16
D
Dawn
Wait for a few seconds. End the Night Phase.

Village Idiot, Harpy, Xaan, Vizier, Bootlegger, Djinn don't have night-order data in BOTChub yet — check the printed script or Script Tool for exact placement.

Jinxes

Bounty Hunter & Philosopher
If the Philosopher gains the Bounty Hunter ability, a Townsfolk might turn evil.